Catching Sunsets
Good Morning !
As I sit here one finger typing this blog of mine, I am watching a gorgeous sunrise.
I type. I look up.
I type. I look up.
I don’t want to miss the beautiful morning show.
I think I’ve made it pretty obvious to anyone who reads these daily rambles, I am an enthusiastic fan of our sun’s entrance
& I know I’m lucky.
I can stop everything to enjoy this sight.
I have the time to sip my coffee and observe things.
But, I also know that I’ve missed a lot too.
Busy, busy.
Just too darn busy.
The good news is, I’m noticing now.
YaY.
Every morning is a brand new awesome.
But, what about those sunsets ?
A few years ago, Youngest Daughter told me of a woman she knows who never misses one.
This gal would literally stop what she was doing to watch the setting sun.
Daughter’s friend had made a promise to herself
& what started out as a concentrated effort to catch the sunsets, became a very natural part of her day.
I find that amazing.
It’s such a spiritual commitment !
& when I first heard about the woman who chases sunsets, I thought ‘I’m going to do that toooooo !’
& I did.
For about a week.
Then I got sidetracked, or forgetful or lazy.
Or all of the above.
I fell back into my habit of eh.
I’ll do it tomorrow.
Tomorrow, tomorrow I love you tomorrow
& when I did happen to experience a sunset, it was from a glance out the window
& a muttered ‘ooooooo that’s a good one …!’
Well, I’m happy to report I’m back.
Again.
I’ve adjusted my walking time to catch those sunsets
& if I’m not at my beloved park when the sun makes it’s exit, I’ll stop where I am and what I’m doing to watch.
It’s my concentrated effort promise to myself.
I AM going to acknowledge
&
so far so good.
It really, really IS worth the halt, the anticipate, the look.
Sunrises and sunsets are such a gift.
It’s a 4th of July burst of color ! ! every single morning, every single evening.
(errrr, give or take a few)
It’s beautiful !
It’s happy !
It’s wonderful !
&
It’s there.
Waiting to be noticed.
🙂
